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Barcelona V Alavés - As it happened.

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Barcelona v Alavés, LaLiga matchday 18, 21/12/2019 - official line-ups. BeSoccer
Barcelona v Alavés, LaLiga matchday 18, 21/12/2019 - official line-ups. BeSoccer
Join us for minute to minute coverage of this afternoon's LaLiga clash between Barcelona and Alavés, as Ernesto Valverde's men will be looking for a comfortable win to confirm their spot at the top of the table!
Goal

List of goalscorers

A. Griezmann
14'
1 - 0
Arturo Vidal
45'
2 - 0
2 - 1
56'
Pere Pons
L. Messi
69'
3 - 1
Luis Suárez
75'
4 - 1
Press

Match report in news

End of match

End of match

  • 94'
    FT: Barcelona 4-1 Alaves. Griezmann's early goal set the tone before Arturo Vidal thumped in to give Barcelona a comfortable lead at the break. Pons headed in to halve the deficit in the second half but a wonderful strike from Messi and a Suarez penalty awarded by VAR saw the hosts ease away once more. The Uruguayan striker bagged a hat-trick of assists prior to his penalty as well. It finishes 4-1 to Barcelona!
  • 92'
    Messi continues to drive at defenders as the game draws to a close, looking for more goals to add to his individual tally.
  • 90'
    Four minutes of added time!
Card

Yellow card

a Barcelona
  • 88'
    Yellow card for Jordi Alba after a hard tackle.
Substitution

Substitution

at Deportivo Alavés
  • 86'
    The former Barça player Aleix Vidal is replaced by Burke for Alavés.
Substitution

Substitution

at Barcelona
  • 85'
    Luis Suarez is replaced by Carles Perez while Sergi Roberto comes off for Nelson Semedo in the last few minutes of the game.
  • 83'
    Yellow card for Ely who stops Messi in his tracks.
  • 78'
    Busquets is replaced by Frenkie De Jong and they are both given a standing ovation.
Penalty scored
Goaaaaal from a penalty!
de Barcelona en el 75'
  • 75'
    GOAL! SUAREZ SCORES! The Uruguayan gets himself on the scoresheet now, sending Pacheco the wrong way with an emphatic finish to the left. It's 4-1 to Barcelona!
  • 73'
    Possible penalty for Barça after a handball by Aguirregabiria, who is also booked for it... and it's given after a VAR check!
Substitution

Substitution

at Deportivo Alavés
  • 70'
    Wakaso is repalced by Joselu as Garitano throws on an extra striker in search of a route back into the game.
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 69'
  • 69'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLL!!!! WHAT A STUNNING STRIKE!!!!!!
Card

Yellow card

a Barcelona
  • 67'
    Umtiti clatters into Wakaso with his studs raised and seems to have hurt himself as well as his opponent, but Alaves are not content with the yellow card shown to the defender and want him sent off. They are both booked.
Card

Yellow card

a Deportivo Alavés
  • 66'
    Aleix Vidal puts in a poor challenge on Pique before reacting furiously to the decision to award a free-kick against him and picks up a booking.
  • 61'
    CLOSE! Duarte meets Aleix Vidal's corner and stoops to head into the bottom-right corner from the centre of the box, but he nods it narrowly wide of the target! Alaves were inches away from an equaliser!
  • 60'
    Alaves have been inspired by that goal and win a corner off Pique on the right as they surge forward in numbers. Dangerous for Barça's lead.
  • 58'
    Ter Stegen is just asking for trouble now. He is caught way outside his box and if it wasn't for Alaves' nervousness, they could have easily scored another one.
  • 56'
    Duarte charges down the left and pulls out an excellent cross from the byline into the middle. Pons makes a late, unmarked run into the area and steers a header into the bottom-left corner past a helpless Ter Stegen! It's 2-1 now!
  • 55'
    GOAAAAAAAAALLLLLLL!!!!!!! THE VISITORS PULL ONE BACK!
  • 53'
    Munoz comes off for Rioja early in the second half as Garitano makes his first change of the day.
  • 50'
    NO GOAL! Griezmann scores.... but it's clearly offside and the score remains the same.
  • 48'
    Barcelona pick up where they left off in the second half, proving very dangerous for a shaky Alaves defense.
  • 46'
    Back underway for the second half!
  • 45'
    HT: Barcelona 2-0 Alaves. Barcelona are creating chances with ease, but there's still a sense this game could have more goals in it. Alaves only had one meaningful chance through Wakaso, and a second goal by Vidal right before half time might be a hard blow for the struggling team. See you in 15!
  • 45'
    One minute of added time!
  • 45'
    GOAL!! VIDAL MAKES IT 2-0!! Barcelona work the ball to the edge of the box with Messi, but it's very congested and he finds Suarez to his right, before the Uruguayan feeds Vidal in space in the box and the midfielder smashes a first-time shot across the keeper and in!
  • 44'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLL ARTURO VIDAL!!!
  • 41'
    Messi goes for goal from outside the box but his effort is charged down this time.
  • 40'
    Alaves mount an attack of their own down the left but Munoz is left isolated and has to come back, allowing Barca to regroup.
  • 38'
    HOW DID PIQUE MISS THAT! Barcelona have a wonderful chance to double their lead in the counterattack, with Griezmann and Messi combining beautifully, but Pique, who had run all the way from centre-half into the six-yard box, doesn't turn it home! What a chance!
  • 36'
    A really good long pass from Pique reaches Griezmann, who is found on the left side of the box in acres of space after a switch of play. He tries to steer it across the face of goal, but nobody is there to tap it in!
  • 34'
    Vidal pulls the ball back for Alena, who tries to slip it in for Griezmann but a defender's intervention sees the ball inadvertently fired against the side-netting!
  • 30'
    Alaves are putting a little bit more of a fight now. They can't afford to just let Barcelona run the show.
  • 28'
    WIDE! Wakaso is played in behind with an excellent ball over the top and he does well to jink past Umtiti and cut inside, but he loses his balance as he eventually shoots and it's a tame effort wide! He really had to make more of that.
  • 24'
    Busquets floats a ball in towards the byline on the right that Vidal gets to, but his first touch lets him down and it rolls out for a goal-kick. That would have been a real opportunity to pick someone out.
  • 23'
    Antoine Griezmann wins a free kick on the left wing after a foul, and it looks like he's got a bit of a knock to his ankle...
  • 18'
    NO PENALTY! Messi clips the ball into the bix for the run of Griezmann and he goes to ground, looking for a penalty, but nothing is given!
  • 16'
    Barcelona are really getting in their groove now. Starting to feel like Valverde's men will cruise through this one.
  • 15'
    Great goal from Griezmann, who's scored 3 in four games and opens the score for Barça once again! Vidal feeds Suarez on the right and the striker cuts it back to the centre of the box. Navarro misses his interception and the Frenchman arrives to fire a right-footed effort into the bottom corner first-time!
Goal
Goaaaaaal!
de Barcelona en el 14'
  • 14'
    GOAAAAAAAAAAALLLLL GRIEZMANN!!!!
  • 12'
    Alaves have hardly been out of their half so far but are retaining a compact shape and giving Barcelona minimal space between the lines to work in.
  • 10'
    OFFSIDE! Sergio Busquets tries a through ball, but Lionel Messi is caught offside despite a great control of the ball.
  • 8'
    Barcelona have had over 91% of the ball in the opening stages of the game as they completely dominate possession.
  • 6'
    SAVE! Messi combines nicely with Arturo Vidal, who tries to go for a bicycle kick but Pacheco saves! It would have been offside, but it was worth seeing it through...
  • 3'
    Slow start to the game as there's been a few fouls and no smooth playing as off yet.
  • 1'
    Barcelona gets us underway!
Start of match

Start of match

  • PRVW
    Almost underway here! Score predictions?
  • PRVW
    Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde makes four changes to the team that were held to a 0-0 draw in El Clasico last time out. Semedo, Lenglet, Rakitic and De Jong all drop to the bench, with Umtiti, Vidal, Busquets and Alena coming into the side. Some interesting changes...
  • PRVW
    Barcelona will be hoping for a win after back-to-back league draws against Real Sociedad and Real Madrid, while Deportivo Alaves are winless in three and are just five points off the relegation zone.
  • PRVW
    Alavés starting XI: Fernando Pacheco; Martin Aguirregabiria, Rodrigo Ely, Ximo Navarro, Ruben Duarte; Aleix Vidal, Javier Munoz, Pere Pons, Manu Garcia, Mubarak Wakaso; Luacs Perez.
  • PRVW
    Barcelona starting XI: ter Stegen; Sergi Roberto, Gerard Pique, Samuel Umtiti, Jordi Alba; Arturo Vidal, Sergio Busquets, Carles Alena; Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Antoine Griezmann.
  • PRVW
    Line-ups are out! Let's take a look shall we?
Info

Pre-match

21 December 2019, 16:00

Referee: Melero López | VAR: Iglesias Villanueva

Stadium: Spotify Camp Nou

  • PRVW
    Hello and welcomes ot our minute to minute coverage of this afternoon's LaLiga clash at the Camp Nou!